Effects of dose rate and temperature on the crystalline-to-metamict transformation in the ABO4 orthosilicates

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 207-221

  Meldrum, Alkiviathes ^a   Boatner, Lynn A ^a   Zinkle, Steve J ^a   Wang, Shi Xin ^b   Wang, Lu Min ^b   Ewing, Rodney C ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphization; Hafnon; Huttonite; Irradiation; Metamict state; Thorite; Zircon

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZIRCON;

EID: 0032754684     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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